Hamas and Israel have engaged in the protracted Gaza–Israel conflict, as part of the broader Israeli–Palestinian conflict. Hamas has attacked Israeli civilians, including through suicide bombings …

3 days ago · Hamas, militant Palestinian nationalist and Islamist movement in the West Bank and Gaza Strip that is dedicated to the establishment of an independent Islamic state in historical Palestine.

Oct 7, 2023 · Hamas is an armed Palestinian group and political movement in the Gaza Strip. On 7 October 2023 it attacked Israel, killing about 1,200 people and taking 251 hostages.

3 days ago · SHEJAIYA, Gaza Strip — Four months into a ceasefire with Hamas, the Israeli military is drawing up plans for a renewed offensive in the Gaza Strip to disarm the terror group by force, The …

Oct 4, 2005 · Introduction Hamas is an Islamist militant movement that has controlled the Gaza Strip for nearly two decades. It violently rejects the existence of Israel, which it claims is occupying Palestine.

3 days ago · Hamas Would Keep Some Arms Initially in Draft Gaza Plan, Officials Say Israel is unlikely to withdraw its troops from the enclave before Hamas and other militant groups lay down their arms.

Hamas (or the Islamic Resistance Movement) is a Palestinian Sunni Islamist military and sociopolitical movement, and a U.S.-designated foreign terrorist organization (FTO).

Feb 5, 2026 · As Israeli strikes killed two dozen Palestinians on Wednesday, many in Gaza wondered what had become of the ceasefire reached between Israel and Hamas in October.

The prolonged Israel-Hamas war in Gaza has dismantled much of Hamas’ formal governance infrastructure, forcing a pivot toward ‘soft sovereignty’ through decentralized networks of mosques, …

Oct 13, 2023 · Hamas is an Islamist militant movement and one of the Palestinian territories' two major political parties.